Yes. For tenant improvement projects we require a letter from the building owner authorizing the project before a permit will be issued. We also require an authorization letter for agents pulling permits on behalf of a contractor. These letters should be on company letterhead, but do not need to be notarized.

If you are adding or modifying any part of a lighting system, mechanical system or building envelope, it is likely you will need to provide Title-24 documents. The state now has a handy web site, energycodeace.com, that can help you determine what you need. Please find the Trigger sheets on the state web site to help you determine if you need to fill out Title-24 documents. Also visit the Forms pages on the state web site to figure out which forms you will need.

Inspections begin at 10am. There are no AM or PM inspections available. Inspections are performed Monday through Thursday and alternating Friday’s when the City is open. Please check our calendar for which Friday’s are open.

Most solar plan check is performed over the counter. However, sometimes we get busy during our morning and afternoon counter hours and will take it in for plan check instead. If we take it in for review, we will turn it around in a couple days.

Maybe. We use an Orange County ICC chapter recommendation that structural calculations need to be provided when a solar installation is over 350 square feet on a single story house and 250 square feet on a two-story house.